Benefits of completing commercial & technical due diligence
Malachy Mitchell explores how Soft Due Diligence leads to hard result. Malachy argues that commercial & technical due diligence focus on operational capacities and potential future value generation. This ensures a more informed and confident transaction.
Key Takeaways
- Due Diligence Objectives: There is an increasing focus now to look beyond the standard legal & financial due diligence
- Why Commercial & Technical Due Diligence? Focus is more on operational capacities and potential future value generation. A more informed and confident transaction is assured
- Our Approach: We ask and seek answers to certain key operational questions. Our approach follows a number of systematic steps, where our experienced team gathers and analyses key technical, operational and commercial information on the Target
- What We Deliver: We deliver a robust and detailed red flag report to our clients including “quick wins” and “go”/”no go” decisions
- The Benefits: There are numerous benefits of completing technical & commercial due, all of which lead to a more informed and confident transaction

Malachy Mitchell is co-founder and Managing Director of Farrelly & Mitchell. He works with CEOs, executives and leaders from private enterprises and public sector institutions helping to grow their food sector companies and agribusinesses.
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Benefits of completing commercial & technical due diligence
Malachy Mitchell explores how Soft Due Diligence leads to hard result. Malachy argues that commercial & technical due diligence focus on operational capacities and potential future value generation. This ensures a more informed and confident transaction.

Key Takeaways
- Due Diligence Objectives: There is an increasing focus now to look beyond the standard legal & financial due diligence
- Why Commercial & Technical Due Diligence? Focus is more on operational capacities and potential future value generation. A more informed and confident transaction is assured
- Our Approach: We ask and seek answers to certain key operational questions. Our approach follows a number of systematic steps, where our experienced team gathers and analyses key technical, operational and commercial information on the Target
- What We Deliver: We deliver a robust and detailed red flag report to our clients including “quick wins” and “go”/”no go” decisions
- The Benefits: There are numerous benefits of completing technical & commercial due, all of which lead to a more informed and confident transaction

Malachy Mitchell is co-founder and Managing Director of Farrelly & Mitchell. He works with CEOs, executives and leaders from private enterprises and public sector institutions helping to grow their food sector companies and agribusinesses.
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Malachy Mitchell's featured publications
Government & multilaterals
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Insect protein, how can companies overcome the ‘yuck’ factor?
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Food & beverage
The rise of agriculture as an institutional asset class
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BBC report draws on Farrelly & Mitchell analysis of COVID-19 impact in Arab nations
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Supply chains & food security: assessing the impact of disruptive forces
Food safety & security
Farrelly & Mitchell analysis: Lebanon explosion exposes lack of food security plan
Is Covid-19 accelerating ESG investment in food and agribusiness?
Is Covid-19 accelerating ESG investment in food and agribusiness?
Government & multilaterals
TAG food management targets profitable growth in local food & beverage
Food safety & security
The cost of living crisis: Inflation, price caps and the road to food security
Insect protein, how can companies overcome the ‘yuck’ factor?
Insect protein, how can companies overcome the ‘yuck’ factor?
Food & beverage
The rise of agriculture as an institutional asset class
Food safety & security
BBC report draws on Farrelly & Mitchell analysis of COVID-19 impact in Arab nations
Food safety & security
Supply chains & food security: assessing the impact of disruptive forces
Food safety & security
Farrelly & Mitchell analysis: Lebanon explosion exposes lack of food security plan
Is Covid-19 accelerating ESG investment in food and agribusiness?
Is Covid-19 accelerating ESG investment in food and agribusiness?
Government & multilaterals